All-Valley Teams

- All-Valley Offensive Player of Year Marquez proved to be dual threat
- Roy Hess
- With Brandon Marquez at quarterback, the San Benito Greyhounds had a relatively simple approach to moving the football.
If opposing defenses lined up to stop the run, Marquez passed. If they tried to defend the pass, he’d run.
Marquez, a... Full story

- Hanna's Tom Chavez is All-Valley Coach of the Year
- Louie Vera
- For nearly one decade, Brownsville Hanna football was irrelevant in town
With a new sheriff in town, however, it was only a matter of time before things changed.
And with Tom Chavez taking over three years ago, he turned the... Full story

- Mr. Do-It-All: Sharyland's Meyer is All-Purpose Player of Year
- Peter Rasmussen
- MISSION — There were plenty of exciting offensive players in Rio Grande Valley high school football this year — Mercedes’ Albert Chavez, San Benito’s Brandon Marquez and Lyford’s Johnny Esparza among them.... Full story

- Pace’s Encinia named All-Valley Newcomer of the Year
- Louie Vera
- Since he was 9, there has been a fire burning in Brownsville Pace defensive tackle Ubaldo Encinia to play football.
Even at that age, he already was wreaking havoc on offenses.
Encinia, now a sophomore, played and produced like a giant in helping... Full story
- 2009 All-Valley Volleyball
- David Hinojosa
- ALL-VALLEY FIRST TEAM
MARISA VALADEZ
School: Edcouch-Elsa
Position: S-OH
Grade: Senior
Stats: 341 kills, 548 digs, 563 assists, 113 aces
Notable: District 32-4A MVP
JOSLYNN BENAVIDES
School: Harlingen South
Position: OH
Grade:... Full story

- Memorial's Lyons, E-E's Griffith snare All-Valley honors
- David Hinojosa
- McALLEN — Those difficult days seem so long ago for McAllen Memorial sophomore Chelsea Lyons. Too intimidated to question coach Lorena Lopez’s judgment, Lyons tackled the task of become the Lady Mustangs’ next varsity setter.... Full story

- McAllen Rowe's Brittanie Best was Valley's best in 2009
- David Hinojosa
- McALLEN — When it mattered most, she was at her best.
McAllen Rowe’s drive to its first regional tournament appearance in coach Magda Canales’ five-year tenure would not have been possible without the dominating presence of middle... Full story

- All-Valley: The A Team on the baseball diamond
- Dave Favila
- Sharyland's Adam Peña blended talent, humility to earn MVP award
MISSION - Adam Peña's numbers speak for themselves: A .512 batting average, 40 RBIs, 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, nine stolen bases and a 96.2 percent... Full story

- Harlingen High's Garcia pitches her way to All-Valley MVP
- Armando Garza
- If Jennifer Garcia wanted to end her high school career with a bang, then that didn't happen.
Ka-boom! was more like it.
With magnificent numbers to go along with perhaps the most successful softball season in Harlingen history, Garcia has pitched... Full story
- All-Valley softball team
- RGVSports.com
- 2009 All-Valley softballMVP: Jennifer Garcia, HarlingenPitcher of the Year: Roxanne Rodriguez, PSJA NorthOffensive Player of the Year: Rocio Valle, Bro. PorterNewcomer of the Year: Renee Chavez, LyfordCoach of the Year: Lance White, 3rd season,... Full story